1941
Born July 8, 1941
St. Louis, MO, USA
Ken Sanders Notable
Pitcher · b. July 8, 1941
Kansas City Athletics 1964, 1966, Boston Red Sox 1966, Oakland Athletics 1968, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1972, Minnesota Twins 1973, Cleveland Indians 1973–1974, California Angels 1974, New York Mets 1975–1976, Kansas City Royals 1976
Ken Sanders played for nine clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1976.
He went 29 and 45 with a 2.97 earned run average, pitching 656.7 innings in 409 games. He struck out 360. Across 409 games he batted .115, with 6 hits and 6 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1971, with 31.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on July 8, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1971 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | BOS/KCA | 62 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1968 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | MIL | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1971 | MIL | 83 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | MIL | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1973 | CLE/MIN | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CAL/CLE | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | NYM | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | KCR/NYM | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 409 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 3.67 |
| 1966 | BOS/KCA | 6 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 112.2 | 95 | 47 | 76 | 74 | 3.75 |
| 1968 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3.38 |
| 1970 | MIL | 5 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 92.1 | 64 | 18 | 25 | 64 | 1.75 |
| 1971 | MIL | 7 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 31 | 136.1 | 111 | 29 | 34 | 80 | 1.91 |
| 1972 | MIL | 2 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 17 | 92.1 | 88 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 3.12 |
| 1973 | CLE/MIN | 7 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 71.2 | 71 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 4.40 |
| 1974 | CAL/CLE | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6.53 |
| 1975 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 43.0 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2.30 |
| 1976 | KCR/NYM | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 2.70 |
| Career | — | 29 | 45 | 409 | 1 | 86 | 656.2 | 564 | 217 | 258 | 360 | 2.97 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Ken Sanders
Ken Sanders made a major-league debut on August 6, 1964.
1976
Final major-league game: Ken Sanders
Ken Sanders played a final major-league game on September 27, 1976.
Image: New York Mets, public domain